{"product_id":"the-history-of-insults-nathan-joyce-9781912983568","title":"The History of Insults: Over 100 Put-Downs, Slights \u0026 Snubs Through the Ages","description":"\u003cb\u003eHistory lessons have never been so hilarious thanks to this collection of insults through the ages--the targets of your barrage of vintage invective won't know what's hit them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver wanted to \"air the lungs (1)\" like a cowboy or dreamed of channeling the wit of Shakespeare to deliver that killer put-down to an Elizabethan fustilarian (2)? Are you too much of a medieval scobberlotcher (3) to realize this ambition? Well, you're in luck because \u003ci\u003eThe History of Insults\u003c\/i\u003e has some of the finest put-downs of all time--starting with the Ancient Romans and Greeks and working through the centuries to modern times. This means you can dish out the best burns to bacon-fed bell swaggers (4) to your heart's content. As they used to say in 19th-century London, \"It's more than enough to make a stuffed bird laugh!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e (1) Swear; (2) Scoundrel; (3) Lazy person; (4) Fat, loudmouth bullies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan Joyce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912983567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912983568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dog N Bone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.23h x 4.85w x 0.59d","brand":"Nathan Joyce","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074130866431,"sku":"9781912983568","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a2d9702-a463-41f5-a297-f4234fc8d94b.jpg?v=1685451966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-insults-nathan-joyce-9781912983568","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}